INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ITS SPATIAL IMPACT ON SINGAPORE

Tai†Chee Wong

Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, 1996, vol. 8, issue 1, 33-45

Abstract: An efficient infrastructural support has been a key component to attract international investment supporting the export†oriented growth strategy of Singapore in the last thirty years. The current emphasis on information technology reflects not only a deepening process but also the necessity to enhance the productivity, hence the competitive edge of Singapore in the global market economy. Various computerization programs, including those for the civil service, have been implemented with success. It is expected, however, that the spatial impact contributed by the intensive use of information technology would be considerable. In light of recent rising asset inflation and operating costs, it is likely that the labor force could be driven more swiftly towards the services, leading to a premature deindustrialization, unless measures undertaken to counter the process are effective.

Date: 1996
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